Bouvet Island FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies via VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite GEOTIFF imagery of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Bouvet Island. Derived from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors, the data tracks vegetation health and agricultural drought indicators through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural drought impacts using FAPAR anomaly values
• Analyzing vegetation greenness trends via 10-day VIIRS composites
• Mapping photosynthetic activity across sub-Antarctic terrain

Strengths

• Derived from VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized 10-day temporal resolution
• Dimensionless 0-1 scale for cross-period comparison

Limitations

• Extreme geographic bias to a single uninhabited sub-Antarctic island
• High probability of data sparsity due to Bouvet Island's 93% glacial coverage
• Optical sensor interference from frequent cloud cover in the Southern Ocean

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Time Range

Up to 2026

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Bouvet Island